Politifact.com: Stories mentioning Charlie Sykeshttp://www.politifact.com/personalities/charlie-sykes/Stories or blog posts about Charlie Sykes from Politifact.comen-usMon, 11 Apr 2016 08:00:00 -0400In Context: Scott Walker, Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favrehttp://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/article/2016/apr/11/context-scott-walker-aaron-rodgers-and-brett-favre/Politicians from both parties often seize on an item the news in an attempt to make a buck -- in campaign donations, that is. On April 10, 2016, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., did so in an email to her supporters. The target was Republican Gov. Scott Walker. Baldwin&rsquo;s email began with this: Governor Walker thinks he&rsquo;s invincible in Wisconsin politics. In a hail-mary stretch of a comparison, Walker likened himself to two of the greatest quarterbacks in Green Bay Packers&rsquo; history -- our current starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Hall of Famer Brett Favre. There are things we can&rsquo;t ... <a href="/wisconsin/article/2016/apr/11/context-scott-walker-aaron-rodgers-and-brett-favre/">>>More</a>Mon, 11 Apr 2016 08:00:00 -0400http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/article/2016/apr/11/context-scott-walker-aaron-rodgers-and-brett-favre/Which black people did David Clarke call uneducated, lazy and morally bankrupt?http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/article/2015/nov/17/who-did-david-clarke-call-uneducated-lazy-and-mora/Does the most prominent African-American conservative politician in Wisconsin think black people sell drugs because they&rsquo;re uneducated, lazy and morally bankrupt? Or does he think that black people who sell drugs are uneducated, lazy and morally bankrupt? It&rsquo;s time for In Context, our periodic feature that gives context to sound bites that get widespread attention. Despite running as a Democrat, Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. is easily the most outspoken conservative black politician in the Badger State. In recent weeks, the Fox News &quot;insider&quot; has commented frequently on national issues, particularly those involving race. On Nov. 17, 2015, ... <a href="/wisconsin/article/2015/nov/17/who-did-david-clarke-call-uneducated-lazy-and-mora/">>>More</a>Tue, 17 Nov 2015 14:36:45 -0500http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/article/2015/nov/17/who-did-david-clarke-call-uneducated-lazy-and-mora/Right to work: How past claims have fared on the Truth-O-Meterhttp://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/article/2014/dec/04/right-work-fact-checkers-perspective/After celebrating big wins in the mid-term elections, leading Republicans exhibited a certain caginess about whether they would pursue the highly contentious matter of trying to make Wisconsin a &quot;right to work&quot; state. Such a law -- not unlike Act 10, which sent hundreds of thousands of protesters pouring into the streets of Madison in 2011 -- would determine whether some private-sector workers can be required to join a labor union to get, or keep, a job. Newly re-elected Gov. Scott Walker, who co-sponsored right-to-work legislation in 1993 as a freshman state lawmaker, perhaps was being mindful of his 2016 ... <a href="/wisconsin/article/2014/dec/04/right-work-fact-checkers-perspective/">>>More</a>Thu, 04 Dec 2014 13:49:01 -0500http://www.politifact.com/wisconsin/article/2014/dec/04/right-work-fact-checkers-perspective/